Combined trundle and operating-handle therefor



L. F. ST. CYR.

Patnted Oct. 19,1920.

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COMBINED TRUNDLE AND OPERATING HANDLE THEREFOR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE13, 1919.

Patented Oct. 19, 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 naw/whoa UNITED STATES earner or LEANDEB, F. CYR, OF SPRINGFIELB, IVEASE'AGHUSETTS, 1 EI'GNOR OF ONE-HALF T0 WILLIAM J. ST. EYE, OF 'iilERINGFIELD, TVIASS '5..CHUSETTS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

)L-atented Oct. 15 192%.

Application filed une 13, 1919. Serial No. 304,658.

To all 2.0 120122. it may concern:

Be it lrnown'that I, LEANDER F. ST. CYn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Springfield, in the county or Hampdcn and State of Massachusetts, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements in Com hined Trundles and Operating-Handles 'lherefor, or which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to trundles, for toy rolling hoops, and a handle for operating the same, and an object oi": the invention is to provide a trunole' or hoop rolling handle which is comparatively simple in construc tion, and forms a support for carrying plurality of articles such as flags, and pin wheels, to lend attractivcness to the handle structure.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hoop engaging portion for the handle comprising pair of spaced spring tongues having a constricted entrance to the hoop receiving portion thereof for preventing accidental disconnection of the hoop and handle, and which tongues are spaced a sufficient distance to allow free unimpeded rotation of the hoop.

More specifically, the invention comprehends the provision of a handle for rolling toy hoops or trundles which has a standard attached thereto intermediate its ends upon the upper end of which standard .a support is mounted adapted to turn a plurality of flags and pin wheels, which will fly and rotate respectively during the rolling of the hoop.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification and in which drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the improved handle showing it connected to a part of a hoop.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a handle showing it connected to a hoop.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line 33 of 2 illustrating the manner of connecting the handle and hoop.

Fig. 4 is a vertical section on the line l i of Fig. 1 illustrating the manner of connect. ing the carrying support to the standard which is formed upon the handle.

Fig. 5 is a detail vertical section through flat spring tongues 16 and 17 the support illustrating the manner of attaching the wheels ther to.

Fig. 6 is rtical section on the line 6 6 of Referring more ings, wherein lilr and corrcspondin particularly to the d parts three several. views, the rolli hoop or trundle generically indicated by the num .i This hoop is preferably made of rounc ma terial so as to eliminate the provision of corners or edges in the hoop structure, allowing it to rotate freely within the hoop retaining portion 11 of the handle structure 12.

The handle structure 12 includes a straight bar 13 which normally rests in a horizontal plane during the rolling of the hoop and which has a hand grip 14: upon one end and the hoop engaging portion upon its o1; posite end. The hoop engaging portion 1 comprises a collar or sleeve 15 which mounted over the end of the bar or rod 1 and which sleeve or collar has a pair 01 "formed upon and extending outwardly from its outer end. The resilient tongues 16 and 17 are bowed, at cent their connez ti n with the sleeve to provide a relatively wide space which receives the hook 10 therein to permit free and unimpeded rotation of the hoop.

()utwardly of the bulged portions of the tongues 16 and 1'? they curved inwardly to provide a constricted mouth as shown at 19, to orevent accidental disconnection be tween t is hoop 10 and the handle i2. The outer free ends o1 the tongues 16 and 1? flare, forming leads which lead inwardly into the constricted mouth 19 for facilitating the positioning of the hoop l0 properly within the bulged portions of the tongue.

out the A standard 20 is formed upon the rod 13 0 characters indicate like tal or transversely QI-Lt1(ll' openings in the downwardly extending nor-trons 25,;- and 26 are adapted to receive the stems or stan ards oi: flags or pro wheels which stems are securely he U AF, 1i were ta o l ign l. in ad positions within the openings by means oil vs or thnnib screws in nioun i g the various times in the opei'ngs in the carrying suppo it is preferable to mount pin Wheels as illustrated at 29 upon the nardly extending portions and 2 the statis oi gs are in erted t 01 the vertical openings in the hori zontal portions 24;. The horizontal portion 2% is provided with an opening 31 formed centrally therein which conin'ninicates With a recess formed centrally in the upper surface of the upstanding horizontal end portion 21. This opening 31 and recess 32- are adapted to receive therein the stzaii 83 of the flag as indicated at 3% which staff is held against accidental movement out oI the opening and recess by means of a thumb screw 35. it is of course to be understood that any tpe of flags such as indicated at and may be connected to the carrying support and also that flags may be attached to the depending portions 25 and 26 in lieu of the pin Wheels 29 it it is so desirech or that any analogous type of device or toy may be attached to the carrying support Without departing from the spirit of this invention.

When rolling a hoop, the child or person rolling the hoop gets directly behind the same, pushes the hoop 10 in front of himself and the inoven'ient of the child and the handle structure 12 Will create suiiicient breeze to cause the flags 30 and 3st to flutter and the pin wheels 29 to rotate, lending a pleasing appearance to the toy.

Changes in details may be made Without departing from the spirit oil" this invention, but;

I claim:

l. In a toy, an operating handle for hoops comprising a rod, hoop engaging ineans carried upon one end of said rod a hand grip upon the opposite end of the rod, a standard carried by said rod intermediate its ends, a carrying support upon said standard, and means for attaching a plurality of articles to said carrying support.

In a toy, an operiting handle for hoops comprising rod, a pair of resilient tongues carried by one end of the rod and bowed to form a bulged portion for engagement about a hoop a standard carried by said rod, and means for attaching a plurality of articles to said standard.

it in a toy, the e inbination, of an operating hand e for hoops comprising a rod, retaining means carried at one end of said rod, a standard carried by said rod, a carrying support attached to the upper end of said standard and provided with a plurality of openings extending therethrough, and thumb so]. is carried by said carrying support for engagement with articles inserted into opening to attach the said articles to the carrying support.

t. in a toy, an operating handle for hoops, comprising a rod, hoop retaining means upon one end of said rod, a hand grip upon the opposite end of said rod, a standard torn'ied upon said rod intermediate its ends a carrying support attached to the upper end of said standard and provided with a plurality of openings adapted to receive therethrough t 1e carrying stems of articles, and means for preventing accidental removal or" article carrying stems from said openings.

LEANDER F. ST. CYR. 

